I had downloaded some mods into my Sims 3 game that worked fine. Then I didn't play the game for a while and when I tried to play again my mods weren't showing up. I checked my files and they were all still there but not showing up in the game. I really don't want to have to re download all of them. Is there anything else I can do?

They are there, so you won't have to re-download them. Unless they have become incompatible with your patch level. How long haven't you played? Did you patch since then?

Have you tried clearing your caches ?

It would help if you could provide a little more detail here. What patch are you on? PC or MAC?
Are you including custom content in the mix or is it actual mods? What mods did you install that are not showing up?

It's been a few months since I last played but I haven't updated anything since then. Unless it does it automatically I don't know. I haven't cleared the caches but I will try that. Thanks for the link
I'm on a PC but I don't know how to check what patch I'm on. What's the difference between custom content and mods?

Hi HufflepuffHunter... Updates in the actual game are not done automatically. You will see what patch you are on in the lower left corner of the Launcher.
Custom Content is things like furniture and other objects, clothing and CAS items, jewelry, hair, make up etc.
Mods are apps that change the way you play your game..

What is it you are looking for but can not see?

Hey. So I I'm on 1.67 I guess then. I had mostly custom content that was missing but also a couples mods. I tried clearing the caches and I deleted all the files and tried to re-download some but they still weren't working. I looked at this page http://simswiki.info/wiki.php?title...Setup_and_Files and it said to install this FrameworkSetup thing. I didn't have that before but the stuff was working. I tried downloading it and followed the instructions but it still didn't work.

Lets start with the mods first: You still have not identified what mods you are not seeing. Are you not seeing them in your mods/packages folder? When you load a game and get to the main window to select a world to play do you see another window that lists your mods? What are you trying to do that is not working.

Forgot to ask: If your mods and CC in the Mods/Packages folder was working before you had to have the mods framework installed. Do you have it installed now.

Especially, do you have resource.cfg in your Mods folder? That is the file that explains to the game what it is expected to do with all these other files and folders which it sees in there. If it doesn't know what to do with them it will ignore them.

I see the files in the folders but I don't see another window that lists the mods. I have the resource.cfg file but none of the mods show up in the game.

I suggest that you go to this link and follow the directions exactly.

http://modthesims.info/wiki.php?tit...Setup_and_Files

Hope this helps you.

As suggested by Ghostsgoj, me and today Persian it is critical to have the framework set up for mods to work.
From my response to you Jan 6 #7 - You still have not identified what mods you are not seeing. Are you not seeing them in your mods/packages folder? When you load a game and get to the main window to select a world to play do you see another window that lists your mods? What are you trying to do that is not working.
See also my Dec 15 response clarifying the difference between mods and custom content.